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Dear All,
We are interested in what other endoscopy suites are doing in relation to storage of flexible endoscopes – GENCA guidelines recommends storage for a maximum of 72 hours before they must be used or chemically reprocessed. They do however, state extended storage is only permitted if recent (within 12 months) routine micro surveillance has shown negative culture results.Has anyone looked at extended storage time or have any references or research articles that support extended time? GENCA guidelines state ” that studies have shown that when a scope has been correctly disinfected and meticulously dried as per the guidelines, no growth of micro-organisms can be detected from the channels of the endoscopes stored for up to and in some cases longer than 7 days”
Thank you
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Hi Barbara,
It might be worth asking the Gastroenterology Nurses College of Australia
(GENSA) for evidence to support their statement in relation to extended hang
times.“4. Storage
. g) Extended storage is only permitted if recent (within 12 months)
routine microbiological surveillance of the endoscope has shown negative
culture results”If there is no good peer review evidence it is important to know the GENSA
review process and decisions around making this recommendation to their
members, which as you say is included in their Infection Control in
Endoscopy, THIRD Edition, 2010.Contact GENCA
Regards
Glenys
Glenys Harrington
Consultant
Infection Control Consultancy (ICC)
PO Box 5202
Middle Park
Victoria, 3206
Australia
M: +61 404 816 434
ABN 47533508426
Of Barbara Elliott (Subiaco)
Dear All,
We are interested in what other endoscopy suites are doing in relation to
storage of flexible endoscopes – GENCA guidelines recommends storage for a
maximum of 72 hours before they must be used or chemically reprocessed.
They do however, state extended storage is only permitted if recent (within
12 months) routine micro surveillance has shown negative culture results.Has anyone looked at extended storage time or have any references or
research articles that support extended time? GENCA guidelines state ” that
studies have shown that when a scope has been correctly disinfected and
meticulously dried as per the guidelines, no growth of micro-organisms can
be detected from the channels of the endoscopes stored for up to and in some
cases longer than 7 days”Thank you
Barbara Elliott
Barbara Elliott | Manager Infection Control
St John of God Subiaco Hospital
T: (08) 9382 6871 | M: 0413 706 384 | F: (08) 9382 6785 | E:
Barbara.Elliott@sjog.org.au
12 Salvado Road Subiaco WA 6008 | PO Box 14, Subiaco WA 6904
http://sjog.org.au/subiaco |
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